Monthly Archives: April 2008

Dina Nguyen & Mark Rosen seek end to Viet Weekly protests

Posted on April 27, 2008 by The Bolsavik

After watching ten months of picketing in front of the Garden Grove offices of Viet Weekly magazine, the City of Garden Grove apparently decides to step out from the sidelines and try to find an acceptable way to end the weekly protests. … Continue reading →

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Long Pham in the mail

Posted on April 26, 2008 by The Bolsavik

The Bolsavik received Long Pham‘s campaign mailer yesterday. Long Kim Pham, Ph.D., is running for the Orange County Board of Education, First District. Read more about the man here. The mailer is a two-sided page, Vietnamese bio on one side, and an … Continue reading →

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Zee plot thickens

Posted on April 26, 2008 by The Bolsavik

During the protests against Nguoi Viet, the protesters distributed photos of the newspaper’s late founder and publisher Yen Do meeting with communist hotshots. The story took bizarre turns as the protesters accused Yen Do of being a communist spy, and then … Continue reading →

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“Nicest” Viet murderer sentenced to 63 years to life

Posted on April 25, 2008 by The Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American car salesman, once called “the nicest killer I’ve ever met” by the cop who nailed him, was sentenced today to 63 years to life in prison for the death of a 15-year-old girl who was working as a … Continue reading →

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Dina Nguyen explains the way she’ll win

Posted on April 25, 2008 by The Bolsavik

Garden Grove City Councilwoman and supervisor candidate Dina Nguyen (pictured; no relations to the incumbent Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, but if you care enough to read this then you probably know it already) sat down with the Bolsavik on … Continue reading →

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Statement from USC re red flag, yellow flag

Posted on April 24, 2008 by The Bolsavik

The Bolsavik just got this in his email from James Grant, Executive Director, Media Relations at the University of Southern California. Quote: The meeting held by students, faculty, and staff to discuss the flying of the Vietnamese flag was constructive. … Continue reading →

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USC: Red flag yes, yellow flag no

Posted on April 24, 2008 by The Bolsavik

The Register’s Deepa Bharath has this story here on the flag controversy at the University of Southern California. The university has reiterated its position: No change. The red flag stays, the yellow flag won’t go up. The flag display at the … Continue reading →

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Garden Grove tilting at Communist Party of Vietnam

Posted on April 24, 2008 by The Bolsavik

The Bolsavik met up with Garden Grove City Councilwoman and supervisor candidate Dina Nguyen yesterday, and she was all giddy. The night before, Tuesday, the City Council had passed a resolution condemning a resolution of the Politburo of the Communist Party … Continue reading →

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